On The Same Page

Show Notes: In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing. Miranda also tells us about Betsy Woodson Yancey who is considered a pioneer of Affrilachian children’s literature. And, as always, Acacia and Miranda … Continue reading S9. E6 Dr. Ewing’s book Original Sins and a Bastille Day celebration →

In this Podcast Acacia and Miranda are joined by local author, Blake Lynch to talk about his new book Hanging the Angels and The regional children’s services manager Megan will tell us all about Summer Reading. Books mentioned in this podcast: Woman Eating by Claire Kohda Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children … Continue reading S9. E5 Hanging the Angels by Blake Lynch →

In this podcast Miranda tells listeners about Henry Brown, Acacia tells listeners about how to get involved in your local community and mutual aid groups, and Miranda and Acacia discuss Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. Book Recommendations: How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley The … Continue reading S.9.E.4: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder bookclub →

This week, Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem, joins us to discuss Tangier Island and drops details about the current book he is working on. Listeners can also take a journey to the past as Miranda tells us about little towns that no longer exist. Don’t forget to put yourself on the hold list for … Continue reading S.9.E.3: An Interview with author Earl Swift →

This week Miranda and Acacia discuss the On the Same Page community read, Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift, and Miranda tells everyone about a piece of UVA history. Tune in next month as we interview Earl Swift and ask him about his writing style and his time on Tangier Island. Don’t forget to put yourself … Continue reading S.9 E.2: Silver Blues and Chesapeake Requiem →

This week JMRL staff share how their 2024 reading year went and talk about their 2025 reading resolutions! On the Same Page’s book club, Overbooked is back after a nearly year long hiatus! In January we will be reading Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift with a book discussion in February and an author interview in … Continue reading S.9 E.1: Reading Resolutions and Overbooked →

This week we talk about the Greene County Courthouse fire, Libby, and Kanopy. We also have JMRL’s periodicals librarian, Eric, on the podcast to talk about the different types of kits that you can check out. Libby is a service that allows you to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and so much more! Kanopy is a … Continue reading S.8 E.8 — Libby, Kanopy, and the Library of Things! →

In this episode we interview Central’s Young Adult Librarian, Neda, about YA horror as well as JMRL’s Circulation Manager, Brittany, about the Food for Fines food drive. Check out our staff made Young Adult horror find it list for more recommendations. Know of a haunted place you want to visit? Don’t forget to check out … Continue reading S.8 E.7 — Fines, Ghosts, and Young Adult Horror! Oh My! →

This episode features several JMRL staff and patrons talking about their earliest memories when it comes to music and giving recommendations for books written by famous musicians. Don’t forget to check out the American Library Association’s list of most banned books in the 2000s. Miranda and I are sure going to miss Abby and EJ … Continue reading S.8 E.6 — Banned (and Band) Books 2024 →

Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. This episode features several JMRL staff talking about their reading experiences of 2023, and outlining a few reading resolutions for 2024. If you aren’t already familiar with Libby, be sure to check it out. A completely free and user-friendly app (and webpage) for reading eBooks … Continue reading S.8 E.5 — Reading Resolutions for 2024 →

Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. This episode features several JMRL staff talking about what they love about Manga and Anime, there’s even more to the conversation with a part two of this episode dropping with our next episode! Below are several Find It Lists to help you all find your … Continue reading S.8. E.4 – Genre Deep Dives – Manga! (Part One) →

Please participate in the Five Year Survey here! Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. This episode features book club members from two of our longstanding book clubs: the Brown Baggers book club and Books on Tap book club. Brown Baggers meets on the third Thursday of every month at noon, at … Continue reading S.8 E.3 – Book Club Deep Dive & the Five Year Survey →

Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events. We’re pitching new podcast book club titles! Which book would you like to read along with us in our next Overbooked series? 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg Matrix by Lauren Groff Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh Fuzz: When … Continue reading S.8 E.2 – Listening to Audiobooks Always Counts as Reading →

Welcome to the 8th Season of On the Same Page! Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events. In today’s episode, we talk about a short story by Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour,” written and first published in 1894. We use the five C’s to dissect this very telling short … Continue reading S.8 E.1 – Short Story Deep Dive →

Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events. Nedra’s books featured in JMRL Local Voices Collection: Illuminus: the induction Baltimore Imprint The Diary of Janay Wilkerson Nedra’s most highly recommended publishing resources: Fiverr IngramSpark More from the JMRL collection: JMRL Literacy collection Transparent Language Online Healthy Living Workshop Series Jujutsu Kaisen (an … Continue reading S.7 E.12 – All About Self Publishing with Nedra Brown →

Welcome to JMRL’s summer challenge! Find everything you need here. Episode mentions including Reader’s Advisory Corner – Summer Reading Suggestions from Abby & EJ: Ghost Music by An Yu (Choose a new book read to read just by looking at the cover – August) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler; a graphic novel adaptation … Continue reading S.7. E.11 – Summer Reading Hype →

Thanks for joining us for an exciting game of trivia! Check out the JMRL calendar for more information on Summer Reading kickoffs! Here are some of the memorable mentions from today’s segment: During our geography trivia section, we remembered fondly the origins of our podcast book club, Overbooked, which first began with the title The … Continue reading S.7 E.10 – Are You Smarter than a Librarian? →

Want to jump around? 1:45 – Grow, Learn, Connect 4:05 – In ten words… 6:15 – John Teixeira: chess is just as exciting as the Super Bowl 14:32 – Molly Foster: the magic of open-ended process art 23:53 – David Levi: turn your body (or bananas) into a musical instrument 31:00 – Addeane Caelleigh: the … Continue reading S.7 E.9 — How To Be Awesome →

Want to jump around? 00:00 – “The Bronx” by Ogden Nash (read by Steve from Central) 1:14 – “Spring” Original poem by Anne from Scottsville 2:42 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here) 4:37 – Original poem by Zavia from Northside 6:05 – Poem In Your Pocket Day Information – Celebrate with us on … Continue reading S.7 E.8 – Poetry Reading Palooza →

Want to jump around? 0:46 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here) 2:45 – Abby’s book chat: It’s Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan 7:12 – EJ’s book chat: Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen 14:21 – Poetry deep dive: EJ chose “Cage” by Josephine Miles 24:33 – Poetry deep dive: Abby chose “It’s … Continue reading S.7 E.7 – Take Some Time with a Poem →